Empire Cupid Kills (Season 3, Episode 4)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Drama, Music

Empire

Cupid Kills (Season 3, Episode 4)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Drama, Music

Lucious starts seeing Angelo as a threat; Jamal takes his first big step towards recovery and faces Freda Gatz; Anika's return causes turmoil; Hakeem starts to have feelings for Nessa.

Showrunner

Ilene Chaiken

Director

Hanelle M. Culpepper (as Hanelle Culpepper)

Writers

Lee Daniels (created by) | Danny Strong (created by) | Matt Pyken (written by) | Attica Locke (written by) & 2 more

Composer

Fil Eisler

Editor

Ishai Setton

Casting Directors

Leah Daniels Butler | Claire Simon

Production Designer

Chase Harlan

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 12, 2016

Release date

Oct 12, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 30 wins & 98 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
40 cast members

Name	Known for
Terrence Howard Lucious Lyon Lucious Lyon See fewer	Crash (I) (2004)
Bryshere Y. Gray Hakeem Lyon Hakeem Lyon See fewer	Empire (2015)
Jussie Smollett Jamal Lyon Jamal Lyon See fewer	Empire (2015)
Trai Byers Andre Lyon Andre Lyon See fewer	Empire (2015)
Grace Byers Anika Calhoun (credit only) Anika Calhoun (credit only) See fewer	The Blackening (2022)
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Ta'Rhonda Jones Porsha Porsha See fewer	The Perfect Christmas Present (2017)
Serayah Tiana Brown Tiana Brown See fewer	Empire (2015)
Morocco Omari Tariq Tariq See fewer	P-Valley (2020)
Xzibit Shyne Johnson (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner) Shyne Johnson (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner) See fewer	The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
Bre-Z Freda Gatz Freda Gatz See fewer	Empire (2015)
Taraji P. Henson Cookie Lyon Cookie Lyon See fewer	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Kaitlin Doubleday Rhonda Lyon Rhonda Lyon See fewer	Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Taye Diggs Angelo Dubois Angelo Dubois See fewer	House on Haunted Hill (1999)
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Ajiona Alexus Teenage Loretha Teenage Loretha See fewer	13 Reasons Why (2017)
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